Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley cautioned fellow Republicans over their “DEI” attacks toward Vice President Kamala Harris in the days since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
“It’s not helpful. It’s not helpful,” the former U.N. ambassador told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday.
Haley’s remarks arrive after GOP lawmakers used Harris’ race and gender to label the vice president as a “DEI hire” or candidate including Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who later said he regretted the attack despite it being “the truth.”
The attacks come as Republicans have turned diversity, equity and inclusion policies and initiatives into a bogeyman over the past year and change.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has since called on GOP lawmakers to focus on policies rather than “personalities” ahead of the election in November.
“This is not personal regarding Kamala Harris,” said Johnson at a press conference on Tuesday. “Her ethnicity and her gender have nothing to do …